3 Books To Know Detective Fiction

Author : Edgar Allan Poe,Arthur Conan Doyle,G. K. Chesterton,August Nemo
Publisher : Tacet Books
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783967991116

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3 books to know Detective Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe,Arthur Conan Doyle,G. K. Chesterton,August Nemo Pdf

Welcome to the 3 Books To Know series, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is: Detective Fiction. When Edgar Allan Poe wrote his first Tales of Ratiocination. What he called stories for the mind. He had not imagined that he would be creating what we now know as Detective Fiction. For that reason, the#1 book selected is a collection of tales from Poe's great detective, Auguste Dupin. A parisian gentlemen with the sharpest mind. British author Arthur Conan Doyle was a fan of Poe. Inspired by Dupin tales, he created one of the most famous detectives of all fiction, Sherlock Holmes. So our book #2 could only be: The Hound of the Baskervilles. A harrowing tale of mystery in England's countryside. G. K. Chesterton created a different detective, a detective who was also a Catholic priest. The amateur detective, Father Brown, often known for his uncanny insight into human evil, is our choice #3. The book's name The Innocence of Father Brown. This is one of many books in the series 3 Books To Know. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the topics.

Author : Robin Stevens
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481422208

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First Class Murder by Robin Stevens Pdf

A murdered heiress, a missing necklace, and a train full of shifty, unusual, and suspicious characters leaves Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in this third novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series. Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are taking a vacation across Europe on world-famous passenger train, the Orient Express—and it’s clear that each of their fellow first-class travelers has something to hide. Even more intriguing: There’s rumor of a spy in their midst. Then, during dinner, a bloodcurdling scream comes from inside one of the cabins. When the door is broken down, a passenger is found murdered—her stunning ruby necklace gone. But the killer has vanished, as if into thin air. The Wells & Wong Detective Society is ready to crack the case—but this time, they’ve got competition.

Author : H. and E. Heron,Sheridan Le Fanu,William Hope Hodgson,August Nemo
Publisher : Tacet Books
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783968586366

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3 books to know Occult Detective Fiction by H. and E. Heron,Sheridan Le Fanu,William Hope Hodgson,August Nemo Pdf

Welcome to the3 Books To Knowseries, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is:Occult Detective Fiction - In a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan Le Fanu - Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson - Flaxman Low, Occult Psychologist, Collected Stories by H. Hesketh-PrichardIn a Glass Darkly is a collection of five short stories by Sheridan Le Fanu, first published in 1872, the year before his death. The title is taken from 1 Corinthians 13:12, a deliberate misquotation of the passage which describes humanity as perceiving the world "through a glass darkly". Carnacki the Ghost-Finder is a collection of occult detective short stories by English writer William Hope Hodgson. Carnacki lives in a bachelor flat in No 472 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea; the stories are told from a first-person perspective by Dodgson, a member of Carnacki's "strictly limited circle of friends", much as Holmes' adventures were told from Watson's point of view. Flaxman Low is a fictional character created by British authors Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard and his mother Kate O'Brien Ryall Prichard, published under the pseudonyms "H. Heron" and "E. Heron". Low is credited with being the first psychic detective of fiction, and appears in a series of short stories. This is one of many books in the series 3 Books To Know. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the topics

Author : Laura McHugh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448184330

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Arrowood by Laura McHugh Pdf

'Kept me guessing and re-guessing all the way to its inexorable conclusion' Ruth Ware, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10. ‘Superb and subtle psychological suspense, and a compelling mystery, too . . . I thought I knew who did it, but I was wrong—four times’ Lee Child ‘This robust, old-fashioned gothic mystery has everything you’re looking for: a creepy old house, a tenant with a secret history, and even a few ghosts. Laura McHugh’s novel sits at the intersection of memory and history, astutely asking whether we carry the past or it carries us’Jodi Picoult Arrowood is the grandest of historical houses lining the Mississippi. It has its own stories and ghostly presence: it’s where two small twin girls were abducted ten years ago... Now, Arden has returned to her childhood home determined to establish what really happened to her sisters that traumatic summer. But the house and the surrounding town hold their secrets close - and the truth, when Arden finds it, is more devastating than she ever could have imagined. Family lies, buried secrets and a terrifying truth lie at the heart of this brilliant and haunting crime novel.

Author : Leonie Swann
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385673792

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Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann Pdf

A witty philosophical murder mystery with a charming twist: the crack detectives are sheep determined to discover who killed their beloved shepherd. On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, a flock of sheep gathers around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George has cared devotedly for the flock, even reading them books every night. Led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world), they set out to find George’s killer. The A-team of investigators includes Othello, the “bad-boy” black ram; Mopple the Whale, a Merino who eats a lot and remembers everything; and Zora, a pensive black-faced ewe with a weakness for abysses. Joined by other members of the richly talented flock, they engage in nightlong discussions about the crime, wild metaphysical speculations, and embark on reconnaissance missions into the village, where they encounter some likely suspects. Along the way, the sheep confront their own all-too-human struggles with guilt, misdeeds, and unrequited love. Funny, fresh, and endearing, it introduces a wonderful new breed of detectives to Canadian readers.

Author : John Sandford
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399184581

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Golden Prey by John Sandford Pdf

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Lucas Davenport’s first case as a U.S. Marshal sends him into uncharted territory in the thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. The man was smart and he didn’t mind killing people. Welcome to the big leagues, Davenport. Thanks to some very influential people whose lives he saved, Lucas is no longer working for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, but for the U.S. Marshals Service, and with unusual scope. He gets to pick his own cases, whatever they are, wherever they lead him. And where they’ve led him this time is into real trouble. A Biloxi, Mississippi, drug-cartel counting house gets robbed, and suitcases full of cash disappear, leaving behind five bodies, including that of a six-year-old girl. Davenport takes the case, which quickly spirals out of control, as cartel assassins, including a torturer known as the “Queen of home-improvement tools” compete with Davenport to find the Dixie Hicks shooters who knocked over the counting house. Things get ugly real fast, and neither the cartel killers nor the holdup men give a damn about whose lives Davenport might have saved; to them, he’s just another large target. Filled with his trademark razor-sharp plotting and some of the best characters in suspense fiction, Golden Prey is further reason why “Sandford has always been at the top of any list of great mystery writers” (The Huffington Post).

Author : Antoine Dechêne
Publisher : Springer
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783319944692

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Detective Fiction and the Problem of Knowledge by Antoine Dechêne Pdf

This book establishes the genealogy of a subgenre of crime fiction that Antoine Dechêne calls the metacognitive mystery tale. It delineates a corpus of texts presenting 'unreadable' mysteries which, under the deceptively monolithic appearance of subverting traditional detective story conventions, offer a multiplicity of motifs – the overwhelming presence of chance, the unfulfilled quest for knowledge, the urban stroller lost in a labyrinthine text – that generate a vast array of epistemological and ontological uncertainties. Analysing the works of a wide variety of authors, including Edgar Allan Poe, Jorge Luis Borges, and Henry James, this book is vital reading for scholars of detective fiction.

Author : Leo Bruce
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613732588

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Case for Three Detectives by Leo Bruce Pdf

Possibly the most unusual mystery ever written. A murder is committed, behind closed doors, in bizarre circumstances. Three amateur detectives take the case: Lord Simon Plimsoll, Monsieur Amer Picon, and Monsignor Smith (in whom discerning readers will note likeness to some familiar literary figures). Each arrives at his own brilliant solution, startling in its originality, ironclad in its logic. Meanwhile Sergean Beef sits contemptuously in the background. "But, " says Sergean Beef, "I know who done it!"

Author : Shannon Mullally
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Reincarnation
ISBN : 1772141283

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The Second Detective by Shannon Mullally Pdf

"The Second Detective is a deliriously entertaining reimagining of the hard-boiled detective novel, featuring a mysterious narrator, a missing husband, and a lascivious mountain goat with interspecies interests."--

Author : Gerald Petievich
Publisher : Gerald Petievich
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Quality of the Informant by Gerald Petievich Pdf

Author : Joseph Wambaugh
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759569690

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Hollywood Station by Joseph Wambaugh Pdf

For a cop, a night on the job means killing time and trying not to get killed. If you're a cop in Hollywood Division, it also means dealing with the most overwrought, desperate, and deluded criminals anywhere. When you're patrolling Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards, neither a good reputation nor the lessons of scandals past will help you keep your cool, your sanity, or your life when things heat up.The robbery of a Hollywood jewelry store, complete with masks and a hand grenade, quickly connects to a Russian nightclub, an undercover operation gone bloodily wrong, and a cluelessly ambitious pair of tweakers. Putting the pieces together are the sergeant they call the Oracle and his squad of street cops. There's Budgie Polk, a twenty-something firecracker with a four-month-old at home, and Wesley Drubb, a rich boy who joined the force seeking thrills. Fausto Gamboa is the tetchy veteran, and Hollywood Nate is the one who never shuts up about movies. They spend their days in patrol cars and their nights in the underbelly of a city that never sleeps. From their headquarters at Hollywood Station, they see the glamour city for what it is: a field of land mines, where the mundane is dangerous and the dangerous is mundane.

Author : Stephanie Babin
Publisher : Twirl
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 2408007968

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Who Lives Where? by Stephanie Babin Pdf

Sliding panels of animals near and far make for a delightful and satisfying format for matching game fun! Each of the 36 panels features a different animal from various habitats: garden, farm, savanna, and even in the ocean. Young children will be challenged to match the animals to where they rest or live with their families. Where do cows sleep at night? Where do meerkats make their homes? Where do clownfish live? Young children slide the panels to reveal the answers! The big scene in every spread offers clues to the right responses . . . and provides bite-size information about each critter. Ideal for travel or take-along!

Author : Ged Gillmore
Publisher : deGrevilo
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780648189015

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Base Nature by Ged Gillmore Pdf

How far can you push a man before he reveals his base nature? Bill Murdoch is about to find out… Murdoch takes on two cases in as many days. First he is hired to find local man, Scott Patterson, the victim of a mysterious abduction. Then an impressive stranger arrives in town with a tempting offer. But has Patterson really been abducted? And is the stranger all he appears to be? As Murdoch gives in to temptation and risks everything by returning to his old criminal ways, the hunt for Scott Patterson takes an unexpected turn. Soon Murdoch and his partner, Davie Simms, are dragged into a depraved underworld of human trafficking, prostitution and torture, where they will find evil on their doorstep, and face a desperate fight for their lives. BASE NATURE - Prepare yourself for a breathless journey to the darkest corners of human nature. Get it now. ___________________________________________________________________________ Praise for BASE NATURE: 'This is the third book in a series, that can be read standalone, but all three are suspenseful and enjoyable. The characters are fully developed and feel like a person who lives next door. It is exciting to travel with them through this interesting journey!’ ‘I love this series, cannot wait for #4. The plots hold my interest and the characters are great. The interaction between Bill and Davie really is the heart of all the books. Very suspenseful, loved it!’ ‘Really good Aussie writing.’ ‘As with Murdoch’s previous adventure in A Class Act, the writing and dialogue here is first rate and the mystery surrounding Patterson’s disappearance is played out expertly over the length of the book; like the author is laying down a trail of breadcrumbs. Don’t eat them too quickly though as there is plenty to be savoured here.’ ___________________________________________________________________________ ** THIS IS NOT THE AUSTRALIA YOU’VE SEEN ADVERTISED ** BASE NATURE is the third book in the Bill Murdoch Mystery series. Set in Sydney, and small town Australia, this series will appeal to fans of Mick Herron, Peter Temple, Barry Maitland, Ragnar Jonasson, Erik Hamre, Jane Harper, Garry Disher, Mari Hannah, Dave Warner, Jock Serong, Harlan Coben, and Iain Rankin's Rebus novels. BASE NATURE – Murdoch’s darkest case yet… Get it now. Search terms: amateur sleuth, Australia, Australian, Australian crime fiction, British detective, crime, crime fiction, crime mystery, crime thriller, detective, female cop, hard-boiled, human trafficking, international, lad lit, men’s adventure, missing girl, mysteries, mystery, mystery & detective, mystery and detective, Mystery & Thrillers, Mystery and Thrillers, Mystery and thrillers hard- boiled, Mystery and thrillers noir, people smuggling, police procedural, private investigator, series, small town, suspense, thriller

Author : Holly Jackson
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781984896384

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Pdf

THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES • Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! With shades of Serial and Making a Murderer this is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer? Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger. And don't miss the sequel, Good Girl, Bad Blood! "The perfect nail-biting mystery." —Natasha Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Author : John Byron
Publisher : Affirm Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781922419712

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The Tribute by John Byron Pdf

A serial killer is stalking through Sydney, hell-bent on recreating scenes from the Fabrica, the 16th-century foundation text of modern anatomy. The spate of cold, methodical attacks has the city on edge, but the serial killer may not even be the darkest player in this story. Desperate for a breakthrough, decorated homicide detective David Murphy draws into the case his art historian sister, Joanna, and Sylvia, his wife. Unravelling the mystery of who is behind the killings pushes each beyond the limits of what they thought possible. The Tribute is a subversive take on modern masculinity and misogyny told through an irresistible crime narrative. Dark and unpredictable, chilling but sympathetic, it weaves a tapestry of narrative threads towards a mesmerising climax that will challenge the way you think about everyone you meet. Meticulously researched, hugely ambitious and superbly crafted, The Tribute is the most outstanding thriller of 2021.